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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
The Spring Life of Plants.
Fopnlar Science Monthly

The season of flowers opened unusual
ly early this year-how much more so
than the average can only be told after
observations have been taken over a ser
les of years. Ten years from now it is
hoped that the record will be so com
plete that, with watch in hand, the hour
may be given when a certain flower may
be expected. There is doubtless floral
clock for the year as there is one for the
twenty-fo hours of single day. Per
haps there has been great Phyte- con
ventIon held somewhere, and majority,
if not all, of the choice bl0omers are in
attendance. Each was assigned its place
in the calendar, and if the petals do not
unfold and fade away with the regularity
of the unerring time piece, it is NO fault
of the plant, Upon the surrounding cir
cumstances, and not upon the plant
must rest any blame for irregularity. To
anyone who has made a careful inspec-
ton of the thoroughness with which the
pussy willow prepares for the coming
spring, even before the first chill of au-
tumn thrills the summer air, it will be
unnecessary to dwell upon this fact.
Even in October days when the leaves
are chasing each other down the road
bright promise of another springtime
left behind upon the shrubs and trees.
The foliage may fell but its work re-
mains. Theirlong summer days arc not
for naught. Within the closely knit Gov
ering of che bud sits The germ of future
branch with its leaves defined and its
flowers planned. Thore who see only evil
dences of death and decay in the leaf
stripped tree are surface sighted. A
plant is never more itself than when it
is fully prepa' ed for period of reposs
1t 10 now most independent and most
highly charged with what the physicist
would call the energy of position. The
plants, therefore, that bloom early in the
spring are not idlers thuough the rest
of the year, they ripen their seed, or in
other words rear up 6ne family of
children. Each offspring provided with
an outfit for the early struggles of life
in the sqape of starch, and oil, and pro
toplasm, is invited to shift for itself.
More than this, the mother plant, if it is
the plan that she shall live on, spreads
new leaves to the sunshine, and the work
of food making goes on during every
day until store of nourishment is pack
ed away for use in the early growth of
the plant the following spring. As a
rule, sDring flowers are made ont of last
years material, and, in this sense, are
not as fresh and new as those that com Q
later in the season.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
over declared that he had one of the
most informal and enjoyable calls of his
A Wonderful Discovery.

w. NJ. Lee, the well known fruit grower
of Tacoma, gives the particulars of a
wonderful discovery of bones of extinct
animals in Washington territory, which
will attract the attention of students of
natural history and archaeology all over
the world In letter TO the Ledger from
Spokane Falls he says:
"The face of the whole territory shows
unmistakabs evidence of great volcanic
upheavals. On my trip through Spokane
county stopped at Latah, and in con-
versation with Mr.. Coplen sf that place
regarding the volcahic formation of that
section, he informed me that he had ex-
amined some large bones of great an
tiquity. Accompanied by Mr.. Coplen /
went 10 the spring where the relics were
dag ox.. 1t is located on low strip of
springy prairie. The excavation around
the spring is twelve or fifteen feet deep
and thirty or forty across. The bones
were covered by several distinct layers.
"The first layer was ancient peat, then
gravel, then volcanic ashes, then a layer
of coarse peat. From this spring were
taken no less than nine mammoths, or
elephants of different sizes; the remains
of cave bear and hyenas, extinct birds,
ana Ebd-IuTb Ht Vi eVihS
of the bones of the larger mammoth were
wonderful to look at. The horns were a
sort of tusk and protruded from the head
just below the eyes, extending downward
below the jaws, then upward over the
head, in the act of feeding, the circle Of
the horns that extended below the jaws
partially rested on the ground, giving
support to the head, which is estimated
TO have weighed ton.
THE horns were worn away several
inches deep at the bottom of the turn,
or half circle, indicating constant use by
rubbing on the ground or rocks. One of
these horns was ten feet and one inch
long, and twenty four inches In circum
ference. 1t weighed 145 pounds. One
of the tusks measured twelve feet and
nine inches in length and twenty-seven
inches around. 1t weighed 295 pounds.
The Jaw weighed sixty three pounds. The
molar teeth weighed eighteen pounds
each. Some of the ribs we're eight feet
long. The pelvic arch was six feet across,
and an ordinary man could walk erect
through this opening This huge and an
tique monster was eighteen feet and six
inches high, and was estimated to weigh
twenty tons"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
to tell you that l did not

to tell you that did not To.aay
the East Rrve=. Laughter. der
there is resking fetid literature
the feet of our children. 1t is enough to
destroy the virtue of the whole nation,
and it is time that all ministers rose up
in one great protest against this pros
situted literature.
avoid all books which try to excuse
crime. 1t is too bad that so much fine
binding is wasted to make sin attractive.
When you paint crime paint it writbing
in the pains of the hospital. Cursed be
the authors who write them.
1.-THE depraved and unclean literature
is doing a vast amount of evil. | like
pictures. There is many a man who has
been blest for all time by a picture.
Painting belong to the aristocracy of art;
engraving belong to the democracy of
art. God speed the good pictures but
what shall | say of the prostitution of
this art to make unclean prints! They
are to be see on every street corner. One
young man may see enough iniquity IN
one of these pictorials TO blast his soul
forever. Young men, buy none of this
pictorial strychnine. A mans no better
then the pictures he loves to look at.
You can tell mans character by the
pictorial prints he buys at the news stand.
When Satan can'tge man TO read bad
book, he can sometimes get him to look
at bad picture. Aid good books, cher
ish good newspapers. column in a
good newspaper may save your soul. q
paragraph in a bad one may blast it for
eyerN
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
A Strange Premonition.
Pittsburgh Penoy Press.

Those are very peculiar circumstan.
ces, said fourth member of the Sympo-
stun. did you ever read that story in
the Century War Notes about the man
whom presentiment told TO jump just at
the moment when shell whizzed under
his feet. Well, | witnessed something
almost exactly on the same plan. The
directors of a railroad had left certain
city to come to Pittsburgh, travelling on
a special car. Soon after their departure
they discovered that they had left their
vice president so they had to go back
after him. Well, they made second
start toward this city. On board were,
among the rest, the superintendent of
the eastern and western divisions of the
road, respectively. The train was on the
eastern division at the time, so that the
superintendent of that division of the
road did not like it when his western col
league came to him and asked whether
he had a schedule i have he replied,
tersely. Are you sure' asked the other.
Certainly | am sure, sir, or l would not
say So
The other superintendent left him,
hut came back in a few moments and
said: Excuse me, sir, but tell me, are
you certain you have your schedule all
right? DO you mean to insult me, SIR
replied the other. Don't you think
know my business. OF course | have my
schedule The man from the west re-
treated again and the eastern superin'
tendent turned to the president and ex'
claimed: i guess Mr. - has had q
little too much. He acts like a drunken
man. What was his surprise when he
looked up to see the western once more
standing before him with an agonizeo
expression on his face and to hesr hin
exclaim For Gods sake, sir, tell me
Are you absolutely sure of your scheduled
i answered you twice, replied the other
Well, | don't believe it, cried the anxious
one in tone of determination, and al
the same instant he grasped the bell-ropC
and in quick, jerky manner gave the
signal to stop. The air brakes acted Sc
suddenly that everybody was thrown for
ward, The engineer seemed to feel some
thing was wrong, TOR he reversed his level
opened the throttle wide, and jun ped
together with the fireman, and not mo
ment too soon, for befo.e they got fairly
out VI the way freight train came dash
ing around a curve and knocked the
locomotive and tender into smithereens
No one was hurt except the superintend
ent of the eastern division. His feelings
were wounded. The westerner nevei
knew what made him do what he did"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
Uses Of the New Universal Language.
The American Magazine.


1t Is as an international commercial
language that the French adopts in Vol.
apuk sxpect that it will come popular
and useful, rather than as the language of
literature or science. The Germans, on
the other hand, while hoping for its po-
pularity in commerce, look also to max
ing 1t the common medium of communi-
cation for literature, art and science.
Some of them have even gone so far as
to have, attempted to write poetry in it,
with what success do not know. They
would have books intended for Internal
ional circulation, standard scientific work,
and periodicals and books of general re-
ference, printed in it, as religious works,
were once all written and printed in Latin.
1t will probably be many years before
their hopes will be realized; but, Judging
from the favor with which Volapuk has
been received, we may fairly anticipate
that 1t, will, before long, be made practi.
cally becoming, in fact, one of
the laborsaying machines of modern
civilization.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
Danenhower and the Car.
Philadelphia Eyeninp RnlletIn.


The late Lieutenant DanenhOwer en-
joyed describing his first interview with
the Gar OF Russia. He had been re-
ceived i'll st. Petersburg as a lion, and
he was informed that the Car and
Bzarina had decided to grant him a
special audience. The dead explorer
used to smile a. he ted how he polished
mp his French for the meeting. He
knew that French was the diplomatic
language of Europe, and he felt some
national pride in making as good a show
ing as possible. On the afternoon ap-
pointed he was conducted through many
passage ways to small room, where he
was informed TINT the Imperial pair
would meet him at Gatschina. He had
just pulled himself together, as he had
put it, for stately reception, when he
felt a heavy hand on his shoulder, and
he heard rich kindly voice:
'Welll / at last see Lieutenant Dan
enhower! am delighted sir"
The English was almost free from any
accent, and the greeting was in every
way that Of man to man.
1t was the Gear who so cordially greet
ed the explorer. Tie Czarinawas pres
emily introduced, and Lieutenant Danen.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
Snnset's Now House.


A Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leader writes: Sam Cox will
builda new house this summer. 1t will
cost him just about the profits of the sale
OF his old Washington home, $4,000. 1t
will be built on New Hampshire avenue,
near Dupont circle, and its chief feature
will b. an entrance of stone and tile, with
steps and porch running two thirds of the
width of the front. This front door will be
a single one. 1t will be of antique oak
and foGr feet vide. 1t will open into a
vestibu,le, the floor of which will be Roman
mosaic ard beyond this there will be hall
as big as a good-sized parlor. From this
hall a wide, winding staircase will rise,
and this will have platform with a big
window and cosy window-seat. Further
up there will be gallery looking down
upon the hall, and beneath this gallery
there will be fireplace with seats of curl
ously carved oak. At the right of the hall
will be the drawing room. 1t will be an
elliptical bay-window and it's finish will be
ivory and white. The dining-room will
be very large and its finish will be of the
rich San Domingo mahogany. 1t will
have fireplace with recess and a vhim-
ney seat, ana its walls will, | doubt not,
re-echo with the toasts of many public men.
The library will be on the second floor,
and on the third and fourth floors there
will be number of large bay-rooms.
The house will be built of red sandstone
and pressed brick. Its roof will be of
tile, aud there will be handsome carved
columns at the entrance door. 1t will be
fully as beautiful as the house Coz sold
last year for $4,000 and Eill make him a
pleasant Washington home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

l happened to be walking behind a
couple of school children the other day,
when one, lad of about 3 years, turned
to his companion, and said
Say, Skinny, we don't say 'chestnu ts'
no more down to our school, vi say
church bell"
Jaw, glong. Yer tryin' to get off
some gag on me-"
NO, ] haint. Hope to die, and cross
my heart, if I am"
Honestly and truly?"
"Ah, har
We'll then, if there amt no gag, why
do you say church bellS"
HCause it's been tolied before
Huh! don't see anything so very
funny about that"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
STORY OLA BOT UEREAU.
Painting 6oihg 10 'io ""'"' ~
Came to America.
r,linn.., Herald

Chicago Herald.
srAsra is in in this city very good
Tie of Bouguereau, the famous
Epncs painter, who is best known on
/ a;5A of the water by the high priced
rather suggestive genre pictures
= hang in Ned Stokes barroom at
Hoffman House. The Chicago pic
( i owned by Fernando Jones. IN
the aeshily and very Frenchy "Satyr,
IN hangs in Stokes barroonn, or the
S.,nmnh of Venus" it is a very modest
.esenration of an innocent little maid
INC TO the bath her brother. The
n. face and the baby's little naked
H. ., We the artist an opportunity to
NAV tue mastery of flesh tlnts that
H. him famous. The picture was
L. up years ago at New York In an
q ION room. Mr.. Jones, in rummaging
Dnnd Ieavitt's establishment, saw this
inc to the Bath" leaning against the
In store room on an upper floor,
discovering that it was a Daguerrean,
surmising that its owner did not
~ its worth, decided to buy 1t. In
4 ar not TO startle the auctioneer with
3ormation that might cost him money,
Jones made bid of $50 for three
Etures which W re contiguous, the
%ppuerav being one of the three. The
&, s1ouseman considered them so much
q her, and without much ado accepted
y offer. The three we're at once re-
&yed to the st. Nicholas Hotel, and the
n er promptly on their delivery pre-
u ted the two companion pictures one
4 the chambermaid and one to the
&r. The one for which so much
EFtegy had been employed was tenderly
v owed to Chicago.
u he story of how a canvas by an artist
n WIS commanding thousands for has
Rtnres. came to be knocking around
u lumber room of New York auction
SO. was not learned until Fernando
les got it from the lips of the artist
IN self. The owner when in Paris called
n he famous study and asked the French
IN if he had ever painted "Going to
y Bath Yes, Bouguereaa said, he had
)&nted it and had sent it to New York.
N had been held out to him that If he
- bid paint a subject, send it to America
~ have chrome made, there would be
Irsat deal of money to divide. So the
~ and the baby we're sketched and
Guted and sent over. The chrome had
y J. made, but had never sold. No
4ney had ever been made out of it, and
3 picture had never been returned.
n owner frankly admitted that he had
y painting; that he was in no better
kition than the holder of stolen prop
n, and that he was willing to return it.
hs was very great surprise to the
D., and, not To be outdone in gener-
~, he promptly replied that it was so
3ch of a pleasure to him to see that
4 should not think of putting ia a
6m. Mr.. Jones then said that he
Buld ask one fRvor-a certificate in the
tdwriting of the artist of the genuine
of the work. This was promptly
&en, and is now in the hands of the
ner
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
Three bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI RoBBrNs, RunUdn =. o., Columbia Co.,
Pa, says: MY daughter had .cianrh when
Sago's Caturrh Remedy advertised aud pro-
cured bottle for her, and soon snw that IL
helped her; third bottle effected perma-
ncnt cure. She is now eighteen years old and
sound and hearty"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
A CHALLENGE.

This little fodder plant has taken such a mar
vellous hold of the people, II has provoked more
from everybody, while the MoXie has been quietly
apturlng the women. Drinking large amount
SEEM TO leave no disturbance. At the same
time the Cynics say it is coca cocoaine, arsenic,
s'rychnne, and alcohol in new disguise. Mean
while Is discoyerer an eminent PLY stefan offers
S26 900 TO any chemist or other person who vi !
find either or any olher ingredient in IL more in
furious than wnter-green or common bitter root,
which those who have tried 1t accept as fact
Letters from Emln Bey, dated last November,
received by DIR. Junker, the Russian explorer, re-
porteI the routes between Uganda and " adelai
open Dir, Junker thinks TINS fact assures the
success of Stanley rehef expedition, barring
accidents.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

You CAS- GET FREE a ave hundred page Cook
Book of original and thoroughly testet recipes
II you send ten G0l two ~ cent stamps (SDc) to
pay postage aud 10 top covers Of Warmers SAFE
Vest PACKAGES 70 Maruer's SAFE Yeast Co,
Rochester, \, y The book in cloth, viii le sent,
postpaid for St.1j. The paper bound books viii
not De S0fd they can OHtg De had as above de
scrbed. II is wonderfully fine book 'Eys.y
woman viii wnnl IT, saws llaIper.s Baznr
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
"Coustanuy Hawking and spiuing.n

THOMAS j. RUSHING, Esq, e902 Pine Street,
81, LnHiS No, writes: :" was a great sufferer
from oatarrh for three years At times could
hardly breathe. and was constantly hawking
and splitting. and for the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrs. |
ily, | was advised to try Or. Sagc's Cntarrh
Remedy. and am now a well man. ! believe
IL 10 be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured, ana one has only 90 give H. u
fair trinl To experience astounding results ana
"A permanent cure"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

The Pennsylvania legislature has abolished the
state tax on watches, furniture and pleasure car.
riageS. There, as elsewhere, the assessment Of
this tax has been unequal. Much OF THIS classes
of property has escaped taxation, and the per
jury committed in yaluing it is enough in volume
TO sink nation.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
SaYed The RnhN-

Brown is big st. Bernard dog of Bos-
ton famous for his intelligence. 1t was
his habit to 70 with the nurse when she
wheeled the baby ont for an airing. There
was high embankment with steep in
cline going down at sharp angle, and
on one occasion the nurse, going in to
pay visit to some of her friends, left
the carriage with the baby in it perilous-
ly near the dangerous spot. Something
started the wheels in motion and the
carriage rolled down toward the danger
Gus edge: in moment more 1t must have
gone over, when Brown threw himself
before the wheels aud lay there holding
the carriage back By the weight o. his
body until the traunt maid returned.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

are made pald and unattractiyc hy functional
irregularities which Dr. perce's "Favorite Pre-
scriptonN will mtaby cure Thousands Of tes
umouas. BY druggists
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

Florida has at last a new senator and his name
is lasCo. 10 is n more romantic name than
Jones, but il is not possible that the individual
bearing il can be moro romantic than the late
gentleman from Detroit
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

Prof. w. HAUsNEH. the falious mcsmerist.
of Ithaca, N. y, writes: "Somo ton 1rS ago
| suffered untold agony from ChroL.s nasal
catnrrh. My family physician ave me up as
incurnble and said ! must die. My case was
such bad one, that every day, towards sun
set, my voice would become SO huarsc could
bareiy speak above a whisper, In the morning
my coughing aud clearing of my throat would
almost stranRle me. by the use of DR. Sago'a
Catarrh Remedy, in three mcnths was IL well
man, and the cure has been permanent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

STRAIoHTEN your old boots and shoes with
LNOn-s Heel SliIeners. and Menr Lhem agAln-
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

The Pennsylvania Legislature has passed bill
allowing the Erie railroad company five years in
which to dispose of several million dollars worth
OF lands now owned by ii in that state The leg
islation was made necessary by a supreme court
decision declaring the property escheatable To the
state under the law forbdding foreign corpora
tons TO hold realty in the state
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

The French War Minister has decided
on shortly dismissing all civilians en-
ployed in the War Office and replacing
them by military men. Much dlssatIs-
faction is naturally pexressed.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

10 is estimated thai the material contained in
the Chinese wall would build a wall around the
world six feet high and two feet thick. Its cost
would probably equatl % that OF 1.-THE 100 ,00
InIlns III rAIIrn ~ M he lLnlInI Sinins
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

Don't hawk, hawk blow spit, and disgust
everybody with your offensive breath, but use
Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy and end It.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

BRoNcHrts is curel by frequent small doses
Of l'isO's Cure for Consumption.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

The largest fee ever offered a physician $685.
oJ0-was lately offered Mr. Andei son Crtchett,
and treat one of the native Princes The doctor
chose not to accept IT,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26
Ills Not Sinsulsr

that consumptives should be the least apprehen-
sive Of their own condition, while all their friends
are urging and beseeching them TO be NOR care
full about exposure and OVERRIDING. Il may well
be considered one of the most alarming SVmp.
toms Of the disease where the patient is reck ess
and Will not believe that he is in danger. Reader
only means OF recovery. Avoid exposure and
fatigue. be regular in your habits. ANA use faith
fully Of DR.. Perce's Golden Medical Dscov-
cry 1t has saved thousands who wer, steadily
falling
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-05-26

SYMPTOMS OF CATAHHH.-null,
heavy headache, obstruction of the nasal
passages, discharges falling from the head
into the throat, sometimes profusc, watery,
and acrid, at others, thick, tenacious, mucous,
purulent, bloody ana putrid; the eyes
weak, watery, and ntiamcd; there is ringing
in the ears, deafness, hacking or coughing TO
clear the throat, CXpectoraton of offensive
matter, together with aCahs from ulcers; the
voice Is changed and has n nasal twanR; the
breath is Offensive; smell and taste arc int
paired, there is sensation of dizziness. with
mental depression, n hacking cough aud gen
cri.l debility. Only few of the abuve-namcd
symptoms are likely to be present In any one
case. Thousands of eases annually, without
manifcstiug half of the above symptoms, re-
suit in consumption, and end in the grave.
No disease IN 30 common, moro deceptive and
dangerous or less understood 10y physicians.
by It's mild, soothing, and healing properties,
DR., Sage's Catarrh Remedy cures the worst
cases of Catarrh, "cold In the hcad,o
Coryza, and Catarrhal Headache.
Sold 10y druggists everywhere; so cents.